28 KenPom My Prediction: 21-10 (12-6, 4th in conference) The Masses Prediction: 12.7 - 5.3 (4th in conference) SEC Media Prediction: 4th in conference KenPom Projection: 21 - 9 (12-6 in conference) No. #4 Tennessee Volunteers Last Season: 18-9 (10-7 in conference) No. And now we’re looking at much of the same recipe going into this year. Starting 10-1 is great, finishing 8-8 isn’t. They still finished with a respectable 18-9 record, but were bounced in the first round of the NCAA tournament as a 5 seed. They vaulted into the top 10 early in the season, mostly on the back of their defense, but the offense bogged down, and multiple players just had disappointing seasons. Surely that is a recipe for greatness, right?īut Tennessee was a disappointment last year. But they returned almost everyone, and were adding two 5-star freshmen to the roster. The Vols were coming off a so-so season in 2019-20, where they finished 68th in KenPom and 9-9 in league play.
Last year, preseason hype engulfed the Tennessee Volunteers. Sometimes living up to the hype is a difficult thing to do.
